Our programme for February & March:-

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Feb 02nd * £7.00 * KATE LISSAUER
A highly regarded exponent of American old-time country music, Kate is a champion fiddler, an expert clawhammer and old-time three-finger banjo picker, a guitarist, and an excellent singer.

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Feb 09th * £7.00 * STEVE TURNER
A very talented concertina-player and a superb singer, Steve is also a remarkable exponent of the mandola. He is amongst most exciting performers on the folk scene.

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Feb 16th * £7.00 * JEFF DAVIS
A rare & short tour by Jeff who is equally adept on fiddle, banjo, mandocello & guitar Jeff is one of America's most respected collectors and interpreters of traditional music

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Feb 23rd * £8.00 * DAVE SWARBRICK
The iconic fiddle player has already named his retirement date so this will probably be the last chance to hear a solo performance at the Royal Oak where he has delighted before.

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Mar 01st * £7.00 * CHRIS BARTRAM, NEIL BROOKES & TONY WEATHERALL
English traditional song & dance music at its finest. Neil's fiddle and Tony's melodeon generate real excitement and Chris's singing is wonderfully easy on the ear.

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Mar 08th * £7.00 * NAOMI BEDFORD & PAUL SIMMONDS
"Her voice is so striking...that your attention gets quickly nailed to the floor ... you're on such a high at the end that you instantly hit play again, several times. It's easy to get besotted with." - fRoots

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Mar 15th * £7.00 * JUDY COOK
Yet another touring American, Judy lifts the spirit and entertains with splendid traditional ballads and songs from a huge and varied Anglo-American repertoire.

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Mar 22nd * free admission * TUNE & SONG SESSION
Will Duke & Dan Quinn lead an evening where English dance tunes are interspersed with songs. Come and join in the tunes or offer some songs or just listen!

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Mar 29th * £7.00 * PETA WEBB, KEN HALL & SIMON HINDLEY
Two remarkable singers who draw their repertoire from songs learned from British traditional singers and from early American country music with some lovely accompaniments from Simon's guitar.

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Our Future Guests will include:-
ANDY IRVINE * JIM McFARLAND & JERRY O'REILLY * MIKE GULSTON & BLANCHE ROWEN * JOHN KIRKPATRICK * GORDON TYRRALL * MATT QUINN * JIM & LYNETTE ELDON * SISTERS UNLIMITED * JERRY EPSTEIN & RALPH BODINGTON * JEFF WARNER * MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK

Our websites are at

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tinvic
and
http://www.myspace.com/royaloakfolklewes